: What would be a good book to pick on linux in general?
: I already have Linux in nutshell by O'Rielly. And
: the redhat User amnual that came with the cdrom.
To be honest, many linux books, like most other computer-related books,
will basically give you the same information. However, there is one book I
kerp recommending over and over again for people who have a clue about
computers and just want to get down to "Okay, so how do I *use* the OS?"
Elling and Strobel. Linux: Unleashing the Workstation for your PC.
3rd Edition. (New York: Springer, 1997)
This book takes linux from the slackware package, but once you get past
installing a linux system, they're all pretty much the same (don't hate me,
Red Hat!). It is newbies/intermediate types, and in 600 pages, covers just
about everything. You can find it at any Borders or Barnes and Noble type
place for around $30. I believe there is even another, more recent edition
available.
Also, for general reference, try your library. No, really; most unix books
will help you understand linux too, as long as they aren't OS specific (ie
- SunOS, BSD).
&& don't forget that your Red Hat distro comes with ample man pages and
HTML documentation to help too :)
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